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Through the Night: Handel's Saul

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24/08/2015

Handel's Saul

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Handel's Saul

With Jonathan Swain. Includes Handel's Saul performed by the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir

Jonathan Swain's selection includes a performance of Handel's oratorio Saul, marking the 90th anniversary of Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir.

Jonathan Swain presents a performance from Denmark of Handel's Oratorio Saul.

12:31 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) 
Saul - Oratorio in 3 Acts - Act 1
Johan Reuter (bass - Saul, King of Israel); Rupert Enticknap (countertenor - David); Gert Henning-Jensen (tenor - Jonathan); Anna Jobrant Dalnäs (soprano - Merab); Eir Inderhaug (soprano - Michal); Elenor Wiman (mezzo-soprano - Witch of Endor); Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass - Ghost of Samuel); William Jønch Pedersen (bass - Doeg); Mads Bugge Lange (bass - Amelekite); Lauritz Thomasen (tenor - Abner); Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir; Copenhagen Cathedral Baroque Ensemble; Ebbe Munk (conductor)

1:21 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) 
Saul - Oratorio in 3 Acts - Act 2 

2:00 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) 
Saul - Oratorio in 3 Acts - Act 3

2:37 AM
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623)
The Bells (MB.27.38)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

2:45 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - suite (Op.60) 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Peter Szilvay (conductor) 

3:20 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Sonata in B flat (K.333) (1783-84) 
Farkas Gábor (piano) 

3:39 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Havanaise for violin and orchestra (Op.83) 
Moshe Hammer (violin), Winnepeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

3:50 AM
Mompou, Federico [1893-1987] text Janés, Josep [1913-1959]
Damunt de tu, només les flors (Over you, only flowers) from 'Combat del somni'
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Gonzalo Soriano (piano) 

3:54 AM
Sculthorpe, Peter [1929-]
Beautiful Fresh Flower (Chinese melody)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon (conductor)

3:57 AM
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
2 graduals for chorus: Locus iste; Christus Factus est 
Danish National Radio Choir, Jesper Grove Jorgensen (conductor)

4:05 AM
Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich [1865-1936]
Albumblatt for trumpet and piano in D flat major 
Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 

4:10 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Variations on a Theme by Haydn (Op.56a) 
Sinfonia Varsovia, Tomasz Bugaj (conductor)

4:31 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) (arr. for winds Richard McIntyre)
Ma Mère l'Oye ('Mother Goose Suite') 
Canberra Wind Soloists

4:45 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Variations on 'Non piu mesta' from Rossini's 'La Cenerentola' for flute & piano in E major
Valentinas Gelgotas (flute), Audrone Kisieliute (piano)

4:50 AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Overture - Beatrice and Benedict (Op.27) 
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) 

4:58 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Serenade to Music for 4 soloists, chorus & orchestra 
Bette Cosar (soprano), Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano), Edd Wright (tenor), Gary Dahl (bass), Alexander Skwortsow (violin), Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

5:12 AM
Albéniz, Isaac (1860-1909)
Cuba, from Suite espanola No.1 (Op.47 No.8) 
Tomaz Rajteric (guitar)

5:18 AM
Veracini, Francesco (1690-1768)
Overture No.6 for 2 oboes, bassoon & strings 
Michael Niesemann & Alison Gangler (oboes), Adrian Rovatkay (bassoon), Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (conductor) 

5:29 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
7 Variationen über 'Kind willst du ruhig schlafen' (WoO75)
Theo Bruins (piano)

5:41 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Konzertstück for 4 horns and orchestra in F major (Op.86) 
Kurt Kellan, John Ramsey, William Robson, Laurie Matiation (horns), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

6:00 AM
Billings, William (1746-1800)
David's Lamentation (from Samuel 18:33); Emmaus (1778)
His Majestie's Clerkes, Paul Hillier (conductor)

6:04 AM
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957)
Violin Concerto in D Op 35
James Ehnes (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor).

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